Recognised as Colour

#DE9DB6

#DE9DB6
Red
Dark
Nearest: Light pink

#DE9DB6 is a red with RGB values 222, 157, 182 and HSL 337°, 50%, 74%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light pink.

Colour values

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HEX#DE9DB6

RGBrgb(222, 157, 182)

RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.6157, 0.7137

RGB percentages87.1%, 61.6%, 71.4%

HSLhsl(336.9, 49.6%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 29.3%, 87.1%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 18%, 12.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,589,366

CSS custom property--colour: #DE9DB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43021WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness181.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.6:1

Contrast with white2.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#216249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A9B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#B3B3B4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 27.8 from the original

Tritanopia#E89BA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.19:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light pink · ΔE 12.6 Pink · ΔE 14.2 Rosy brown · ΔE 16.6 Thistle · ΔE 18 Plum · ΔE 19.4 Pale violetred · ΔE 21.1

Nearest named CSS colourLight pink (#FFB6C1)ΔE 12.56, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9DDEC5

Analogous#DE9DD7, #DEA49D

Triadic#B6DE9D, #9DB6DE

Split complementary#9DDEA4, #9DD7DE

Tetradic#D7DE9D, #9DDEC5, #A49DDE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#F8E9EF

Lighter +10%#EBC3D2

Darker −10%#D1779A

Darker −20%#C4517D

Darker −30%#A93964

Darker −40%#832C4D

More saturated +25%#EE8DB2

Less saturated −25%#CEADBA

Channel breakdown

R222

G157

B182

Red222 (87.1%)

Green157 (61.6%)

Blue182 (71.4%)

Hue336.92°

Saturation (HSL)49.62%

Lightness74.31%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR DE · G 9D · B B6

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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